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Universitas Katolik Santo Thomas

In research, Universitas Katolik Santo Thomas stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,579 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,461 of 6,365 worldwide) and Education (#895 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies, Applied Mathematics and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Religious studies is 14.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,409
of 28,054 · #21,758 all time
Rank in Indonesia
#346
of 570
Research works
2.8k
▲ 463% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
91%
world 28%

What is Universitas Katolik Santo Thomas known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #3,579 of 10,521 6.7%874 #4421
Social SciencesField #2,461 of 6,365 8.1%565 #3576
EducationSubfield #895 of 1,892 7.4%361 #1221
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,357 of 1,998 6.1%87 #1249
Information SystemsSubfield #933 of 1,291 5.6%158 #1382
Computer ScienceField #3,956 of 4,667 4.6%213 #5252
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,088 of 3,409 0.9%135 #5583
Physical SciencesDomain #12,160 of 12,888 4.1%294 #19868
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,470 of 2,578 1.8%145 #3438
Health SciencesDomain #11,630 of 11,982 2.0%74 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universitas Katolik Santo Thomas sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#4,421 #3,579
  2. Social Sciences#3,576 #2,461
  3. Education#1,221 #895
  4. Arts and Humanities#1,249 #1,357
  5. Information Systems#1,382 #933
  6. Computer Science#5,252 #3,956
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#5,583 #3,088
  8. Physical Sciences#19,868 #12,160
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#3,438 #2,470
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Universitas Katolik Santo Thomas specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 14.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 32.7 works14×
  2. Applied MathematicsSubfield · 36.8 works9.3×
  3. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 52.3 works8.6×
  4. EducationSubfield · 360.6 works8.5×
  5. Information SystemsSubfield · 158.3 works6.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 135 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.98× its world share, 213 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.28× its world share, 37 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 41 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.19× its world share, 87 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.26× its world share, 145 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.37× its world share, 41 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.23× its world share, 565 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universitas Katolik Santo Thomas?

Ranked on the composite score, Juliana Juliana, Patri Janson Silaban and Donalson Silalahi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universitas Katolik Santo Thomas.

  1. 1 Juliana Juliana Indonesia · #700,171 worldwide 10 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Patri Janson Silaban Indonesia · #927,531 worldwide 13 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Donalson Silalahi Indonesia · #1,099,288 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Universitas Katolik Santo Thomas

Which keywords describe research at Universitas Katolik Santo Thomas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: E-Learning, Local Wisdom, Character Education, Media Literacy, Curriculum Development, Mobile Learning, Qualitative Research and Digital Learning.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. E-Learning148▲ 11×11 topics
  2. Local Wisdom134▲ 20×9 topics
  3. Character Education131▲ 19×6 topics
  4. Media Literacy125▲ 16×3 topics
  5. Curriculum Development121▲ 12×10 topics
  6. Mobile Learning110▲ 23×6 topics
  7. Qualitative Research110▲ 9.1×11 topics
  8. Digital Learning107▲ 14×8 topics
  9. Educational Technology106▲ 6.5×18 topics
  10. Digital Literacy106▲ 13×7 topics
  11. STEM Education99▲ 16×9 topics
  12. Information Literacy92▲ 25×1 topic
  13. School Literacy Movement92▲ 30×1 topic
  14. Community Empowerment86▲ 8.2×10 topics
  15. Online Learning86▲ 7.4×13 topics
  16. Teaching Strategies80▲ 19×5 topics
  17. Motivation66▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Teacher Performance58▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Corporate Governance58▲ 5.7×8 topics
  20. Educational Policy58▲ 16×3 topics
  21. 21st Century Skills56▲ 14×3 topics
  22. Supply Chain Management55▲ 4.2×12 topics
  23. Learning Outcomes53▲ 8.9×7 topics
  24. Financial Performance52▲ 6.5×5 topics
  25. Kampus Merdeka52▲ 25×1 topic
  26. Merdeka Belajar52▲ 25×1 topic
  27. Character Development52▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Critical Thinking Skills50▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Student Motivation50▲ 19×6 topics
  30. Islamic Education50▲ 10×4 topics
  31. Teacher Professionalism48▲ 34×2 topics
  32. Virtual Reality47▲ 6.8×5 topics
  33. Interactive Multimedia46▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Parental Involvement46▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Problem Based Learning46▲ 32×1 topic
  36. Physics Education45▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Student Attitudes45▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Cultural Integration40▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Religious Values40▲ 15×1 topic
  40. School Environment40▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Universitas Katolik Santo Thomas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Educational Methods and Media Use, Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods, STEM Education and Educational Methods and Outcomes.

Educational Methods and …92Educational Methods and Media Use: 92 fractional worksEducational Curriculum and Learning Methods: 52 fractional worksSTEM Education46STEM Education: 46 fractional worksEducational Methods and …45Educational Methods and Outcomes: 45 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 40 fractional worksEducational Research and Methods: 37 fractional worksMathematics Education an…37Mathematics Education and Pedagogy: 37 fractional worksOnline Learning Methods and Innovations: 32 fractional worksSMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 28 fractional worksContemporary Christian Leadership and Education: 28 fractional works
Information SystemsEducationApplied MathematicsDemography1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 92 works
  2. 2 Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods Education 52 works
  3. 3 STEM Education Education 46 works
  4. 4 Educational Methods and Outcomes Education 45 works
  5. 5 Education and Character Development Education 40 works
  6. 6 Educational Research and Methods Education 37 works
  7. 7 Mathematics Education and Pedagogy Applied Mathematics 37 works
  8. 8 Online Learning Methods and Innovations Education 32 works
  9. 9 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 28 works
  10. 10 Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education Religious studies 28 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available90.6%not open9.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors1.8%domestic only98.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universitas Katolik Santo Thomas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 463% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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